Hobart City Beachside FC
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Hobart City Beachside Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania. The club's colours are green and black. The club plays its home games at Sandown Park, known to fans as the Tropicana Cauldron or simply The Tropicana. In 2021, Beachside FC and Hobart City merged to form a club under the current name.
History
Beachside FC
Beachside FC was founded in 1975 under the name Howrah Soccer Club because it played in the Hobart suburb of Howrah. The club then adopted the name Beachside HSC when it moved to its current home near Long Beach, in Sandy Bay keeping the HSC from Howrah Soccer Club despite no longer playing in that suburb. In 2011, the name was changed subtly to Beachside FC.
Hobart City
In 1977, Hobart City Azzurri was founded to provide a youth soccer club for the Italian community. In 1981, the Club changed its name to Hobart City FC, as a result of a mandate from Soccer Australia to remove all ethnic based names club titles. In 1986, the club become the Southern Tasmanian Seniors Division 1 Premiers and Knock Out Cup Winners. The club ceased to exist in late 1991, with its members joining other clubs or retiring. In 2021, family members of the original founders, began a re-creation of the Hobart City Azzurri.
Merger
In 2021, Beachside FC and Hobart City FC merged to form a new club under the name Hobart City Beachside FC.
Founded in 1975, Hobart City Beachside FC has a rich history and a loyal fan base. The team's home matches are played at the picturesque Beachside Football Park, which offers stunning views of the ocean and a vibrant atmosphere on match days.
Hobart City Beachside FC is known for its strong youth development program, which has produced several players who have gone on to represent the Australian national team. The team's colors are blue and white, and their mascot is a fierce lion symbolizing their competitive spirit on the field.
Overall, Hobart City Beachside FC is a respected and successful soccer team in Australia, with a bright future ahead as they continue to strive for success on the national and international stage.